Pascal Laliberté
@pascallaliberte.me
Building https://readwith.club
Weekly post for software creatives:
https://everyonewantsprogress.com
On Buyer Psychology:
https://sharpen.page/ten
Dev:
💎Rails + ⚡️Hotwire
OSS Contributor:
🚅 Bullet Train
Weekly post for software creatives:
https://everyonewantsprogress.com
On Buyer Psychology:
https://sharpen.page/ten
Dev:
💎Rails + ⚡️Hotwire
OSS Contributor:
🚅 Bullet Train
Enthusiasm is like vitamins.
As a creative, you want to make sure you’re not in a defiency.
So indulge in your enthusiasm a bit, because it’s free.
everyonewantsprogress.com/0105-enthusi...
As a creative, you want to make sure you’re not in a defiency.
So indulge in your enthusiasm a bit, because it’s free.
everyonewantsprogress.com/0105-enthusi...
Enthusiastic, For Free
You can work on something responsible. Keep a promise you made, serve the moment that’s in front of you, do the work that needs to get done. That’s the professional thing to do.
everyonewantsprogress.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Enthusiasm is like vitamins.
As a creative, you want to make sure you’re not in a defiency.
So indulge in your enthusiasm a bit, because it’s free.
everyonewantsprogress.com/0105-enthusi...
As a creative, you want to make sure you’re not in a defiency.
So indulge in your enthusiasm a bit, because it’s free.
everyonewantsprogress.com/0105-enthusi...
TIL about the Intl.RelativeTimeFormat API. Widely supported!
I was hesitant to use WebAwesome's "Relative Date" component with Rails, but it's really cool because it allows efficient fragment caching while still allowing human readable output 🏎️
webawesome.com/docs/compone...
webawesome.com/docs/compone...
Relative Time | Web Awesome
Outputs a localized time phrase relative to the current date and time.
webawesome.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
TIL about the Intl.RelativeTimeFormat API. Widely supported!
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I've compiled the Hotwire Club's compressed learnings into a concise set of 6 Agent Skills:
1. User Experience & Feedback
2. Forms & Validation
3. Navigation & Content Display
4. Real-Time & Streaming
5. Media & Rich Content
6. Stimulus Fundamentals
github.com/TheHotwireCl...
1. User Experience & Feedback
2. Forms & Validation
3. Navigation & Content Display
4. Real-Time & Streaming
5. Media & Rich Content
6. Stimulus Fundamentals
github.com/TheHotwireCl...
GitHub - TheHotwireClub/hotwire_club-skills: a marketplace of agentic hotwire skills
a marketplace of agentic hotwire skills. Contribute to TheHotwireClub/hotwire_club-skills development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:10 PM
I've compiled the Hotwire Club's compressed learnings into a concise set of 6 Agent Skills:
1. User Experience & Feedback
2. Forms & Validation
3. Navigation & Content Display
4. Real-Time & Streaming
5. Media & Rich Content
6. Stimulus Fundamentals
github.com/TheHotwireCl...
1. User Experience & Feedback
2. Forms & Validation
3. Navigation & Content Display
4. Real-Time & Streaming
5. Media & Rich Content
6. Stimulus Fundamentals
github.com/TheHotwireCl...
I wonder:
Did Gruber ever mention in writing or on podcasts that it's nuts that Markdown is central to how AI communicates?
Did Gruber ever mention in writing or on podcasts that it's nuts that Markdown is central to how AI communicates?
February 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I wonder:
Did Gruber ever mention in writing or on podcasts that it's nuts that Markdown is central to how AI communicates?
Did Gruber ever mention in writing or on podcasts that it's nuts that Markdown is central to how AI communicates?
If you're a dev/founder/creator and you think it's time to improve some soft (but difficult) skills…
…in understanding buyers
…in getting out of our own way creatively
…in selling
Consider subscribing:
everyonewantsprogress.com
New article every Saturday AM.
…in understanding buyers
…in getting out of our own way creatively
…in selling
Consider subscribing:
everyonewantsprogress.com
New article every Saturday AM.
Everyone Wants Progress
For digital creatives, a weekly post on developing those other important skills.
everyonewantsprogress.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:39 PM
If you're a dev/founder/creator and you think it's time to improve some soft (but difficult) skills…
…in understanding buyers
…in getting out of our own way creatively
…in selling
Consider subscribing:
everyonewantsprogress.com
New article every Saturday AM.
…in understanding buyers
…in getting out of our own way creatively
…in selling
Consider subscribing:
everyonewantsprogress.com
New article every Saturday AM.
New podcast series I'm looking forward to listen to:
Best Case Scenarios by Kevin Kelly @kevinkelly.bsky.social and Dan Pink.
bestcasescenarios.transistor.fm
Each episode takes a specific field and gives us reasons to be optimistic about the future.
Best Case Scenarios by Kevin Kelly @kevinkelly.bsky.social and Dan Pink.
bestcasescenarios.transistor.fm
Each episode takes a specific field and gives us reasons to be optimistic about the future.
Best Case Scenarios
We present the best case scenario over the next 25 years across different domains of life.
bestcasescenarios.transistor.fm
February 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
New podcast series I'm looking forward to listen to:
Best Case Scenarios by Kevin Kelly @kevinkelly.bsky.social and Dan Pink.
bestcasescenarios.transistor.fm
Each episode takes a specific field and gives us reasons to be optimistic about the future.
Best Case Scenarios by Kevin Kelly @kevinkelly.bsky.social and Dan Pink.
bestcasescenarios.transistor.fm
Each episode takes a specific field and gives us reasons to be optimistic about the future.
Stay safe out there
Interesting research in HBR today about how the productivity boost you can get from AI tools can lead to burnout or general metal exhaustion, something I've noticed in my own work simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/9/a...
AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It
Aruna Ranganathan and Xingqi Maggie Ye from Berkeley Haas School of Business report initial findings in the HBR from their April to December 2025 study of 200 employees at a …
simonwillison.net
February 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Stay safe out there
Respect
If you're thinking of leaving Heroku, here's a simple mapping:
If you want the easiest switch, go with Render.
If you want Docker and more flexibility, go with Fly.
If you want to be a sysadmin, use a VPS (don't need to scale) or Amazon ECS (do need to scale)
If you want the easiest switch, go with Render.
If you want Docker and more flexibility, go with Fly.
If you want to be a sysadmin, use a VPS (don't need to scale) or Amazon ECS (do need to scale)
February 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Respect
I'm going to lead the next cohort of the rails.builders accountability group, taking over from Rich Steinmetz.
Starts this Thursday Feb 12, until May 7.
DM me if interested.
Starts this Thursday Feb 12, until May 7.
DM me if interested.
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I'm going to lead the next cohort of the rails.builders accountability group, taking over from Rich Steinmetz.
Starts this Thursday Feb 12, until May 7.
DM me if interested.
Starts this Thursday Feb 12, until May 7.
DM me if interested.
The AI transition is calmer when you focus on "inverse advice", the short list of what you should avoid, instead of following everyone's hurried advice.
This list comes from notes I made in May 2023, and it stood the test of time.
everyonewantsprogress.com/0104-inverse...
This list comes from notes I made in May 2023, and it stood the test of time.
everyonewantsprogress.com/0104-inverse...
Inverse AI Advice
Because advice stated in the negative is more robust than advice stated in the positive, here are five piece of inverse advice for navigating any large offshoring event, like the one we’re currently g...
everyonewantsprogress.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
The AI transition is calmer when you focus on "inverse advice", the short list of what you should avoid, instead of following everyone's hurried advice.
This list comes from notes I made in May 2023, and it stood the test of time.
everyonewantsprogress.com/0104-inverse...
This list comes from notes I made in May 2023, and it stood the test of time.
everyonewantsprogress.com/0104-inverse...
What else are you going to do on a Thursday?
Live in 60 minutes, join @justinjackson.ca and @briancasel.com on the Panel:
www.youtube.com/live/_7q7eKq...
Topics:
• "Brian's agent army."
• Why is Justin building fake products
• Claude Code course
• What Justin learned from @larslofgren.bsky.social about "marketing in the age of AI"
www.youtube.com/live/_7q7eKq...
Topics:
• "Brian's agent army."
• Why is Justin building fake products
• Claude Code course
• What Justin learned from @larslofgren.bsky.social about "marketing in the age of AI"
THE PANEL PODCAST – live with Justin Jackson and Brian Casel
YouTube video by Justin Jackson
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM
What else are you going to do on a Thursday?
Are we going to get a Lincoln Lawyer / Bosch crossover or what?
February 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Are we going to get a Lincoln Lawyer / Bosch crossover or what?
Is Eragon the last sequel in the Aragon series?
Aragon
Bragon
Cragon
Dragon
Eragon
Aragon
Bragon
Cragon
Dragon
Eragon
February 4, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Is Eragon the last sequel in the Aragon series?
Aragon
Bragon
Cragon
Dragon
Eragon
Aragon
Bragon
Cragon
Dragon
Eragon
Books are expensive.
Not in the sense that they cost in dollars (a book costs about three coffees at Starbucks).
No. Books are expensive in time.
And the ones you should read are expensive in change.
Great books are expensive, because you need to change by reading them.
Not in the sense that they cost in dollars (a book costs about three coffees at Starbucks).
No. Books are expensive in time.
And the ones you should read are expensive in change.
Great books are expensive, because you need to change by reading them.
February 4, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Books are expensive.
Not in the sense that they cost in dollars (a book costs about three coffees at Starbucks).
No. Books are expensive in time.
And the ones you should read are expensive in change.
Great books are expensive, because you need to change by reading them.
Not in the sense that they cost in dollars (a book costs about three coffees at Starbucks).
No. Books are expensive in time.
And the ones you should read are expensive in change.
Great books are expensive, because you need to change by reading them.
Inertia.js is going to be strong "build anything" toolset for Rails, for the next couple years for sure.
But Hotwire is Lindy.
But Hotwire is Lindy.
February 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Inertia.js is going to be strong "build anything" toolset for Rails, for the next couple years for sure.
But Hotwire is Lindy.
But Hotwire is Lindy.
Marketing is indirect, unlike other actions when building something.
And yet, good marketing exists, and it resonates.
It comes as good news.
everyonewantsprogress.com/0103-good-ma...
And yet, good marketing exists, and it resonates.
It comes as good news.
everyonewantsprogress.com/0103-good-ma...
Good Marketing is Indirect
Unlike the act of building a tangible thing, the act of marketing is indirect.Indirect feedback loops. You don’t see the result right away.Indirect skills you need to learn. You can’t reduce to a sing...
everyonewantsprogress.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Marketing is indirect, unlike other actions when building something.
And yet, good marketing exists, and it resonates.
It comes as good news.
everyonewantsprogress.com/0103-good-ma...
And yet, good marketing exists, and it resonates.
It comes as good news.
everyonewantsprogress.com/0103-good-ma...
I have a high school aged son that plays online with friends a ton.
I remember at his age, me and my neighbour friend spent so much time playing Quake, then Quake Rally.
Turns out my neighbour contributed a map to Quake Rally, the Downtown map, laid out like Mario Kart 64's Block Fort battle stage
I remember at his age, me and my neighbour friend spent so much time playing Quake, then Quake Rally.
Turns out my neighbour contributed a map to Quake Rally, the Downtown map, laid out like Mario Kart 64's Block Fort battle stage
Who remembers the Quake Rally mod?
January 31, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I have a high school aged son that plays online with friends a ton.
I remember at his age, me and my neighbour friend spent so much time playing Quake, then Quake Rally.
Turns out my neighbour contributed a map to Quake Rally, the Downtown map, laid out like Mario Kart 64's Block Fort battle stage
I remember at his age, me and my neighbour friend spent so much time playing Quake, then Quake Rally.
Turns out my neighbour contributed a map to Quake Rally, the Downtown map, laid out like Mario Kart 64's Block Fort battle stage
Who remembers the Quake Rally mod?
January 31, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Who remembers the Quake Rally mod?
The Gruber Maxim:
"It is difficult to get a company to see that certain of its core competencies are in severe decline when the company is making more money than ever."
daringfireball.net/linked/2026/...
cc @gruber.foo
"It is difficult to get a company to see that certain of its core competencies are in severe decline when the company is making more money than ever."
daringfireball.net/linked/2026/...
cc @gruber.foo
Apple Reports Record-Breaking Revenue and Profit for Q1 FY26
Link to: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/01/apple-reports-first-quarter-results/
daringfireball.net
January 30, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The Gruber Maxim:
"It is difficult to get a company to see that certain of its core competencies are in severe decline when the company is making more money than ever."
daringfireball.net/linked/2026/...
cc @gruber.foo
"It is difficult to get a company to see that certain of its core competencies are in severe decline when the company is making more money than ever."
daringfireball.net/linked/2026/...
cc @gruber.foo
In his book The Inevitable, @kevinkelly.bsky.social made this prediction, 10 years ago:
"My prediction: By 2026, Google’s main product will not be search but AI"
Seems to track.
"My prediction: By 2026, Google’s main product will not be search but AI"
Seems to track.
January 28, 2026 at 3:06 PM
In his book The Inevitable, @kevinkelly.bsky.social made this prediction, 10 years ago:
"My prediction: By 2026, Google’s main product will not be search but AI"
Seems to track.
"My prediction: By 2026, Google’s main product will not be search but AI"
Seems to track.
Reposted by Pascal Laliberté
Hey, psst… 🤫 Don't tell anybody, but you've got less than a week left to submit your talk to Blue Ridge Ruby. 🤐 Seriously, mum's the word. And whatever you do, don't share this link… 😶🌫️
blueridgeruby.com/cfp/
blueridgeruby.com/cfp/
January 27, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Hey, psst… 🤫 Don't tell anybody, but you've got less than a week left to submit your talk to Blue Ridge Ruby. 🤐 Seriously, mum's the word. And whatever you do, don't share this link… 😶🌫️
blueridgeruby.com/cfp/
blueridgeruby.com/cfp/
Some examples of people about to make a change happen. The plan is to make sure you're the trusted person, or the trusted product, that's on their mind when they do.
everyonewantsprogress.com/0102-moments...
everyonewantsprogress.com/0102-moments...
Moments of Change
Here’s a list of moments when buyers create their own momentum for change. They start the process, they push away other concerns, they make change a priority.—The agency owner just hired employee numb...
everyonewantsprogress.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Some examples of people about to make a change happen. The plan is to make sure you're the trusted person, or the trusted product, that's on their mind when they do.
everyonewantsprogress.com/0102-moments...
everyonewantsprogress.com/0102-moments...
Reposted by Pascal Laliberté
$25/bag, $12/print supports SEDND's fight against immigrant detention in Louisiana.
Shop with purpose. beflagrant.com/shop
#ForGood #ImmigrantRights #SEDND
Shop with purpose. beflagrant.com/shop
#ForGood #ImmigrantRights #SEDND
January 26, 2026 at 5:11 PM
$25/bag, $12/print supports SEDND's fight against immigrant detention in Louisiana.
Shop with purpose. beflagrant.com/shop
#ForGood #ImmigrantRights #SEDND
Shop with purpose. beflagrant.com/shop
#ForGood #ImmigrantRights #SEDND
Reposted by Pascal Laliberté
By the way, you can get a Hotwire Club membership at a discount if you pay annually! 💰
And did I mention the DC tier gets free access to the Hotwire Club MCP Server Pro? 💡
www.patreon.com/TheHotwireCl...
And did I mention the DC tier gets free access to the Hotwire Club MCP Server Pro? 💡
www.patreon.com/TheHotwireCl...
Get more from The Hotwire Club on Patreon
Learn Turbo and Stimulus together with fellow enthusiasts
www.patreon.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:54 PM
By the way, you can get a Hotwire Club membership at a discount if you pay annually! 💰
And did I mention the DC tier gets free access to the Hotwire Club MCP Server Pro? 💡
www.patreon.com/TheHotwireCl...
And did I mention the DC tier gets free access to the Hotwire Club MCP Server Pro? 💡
www.patreon.com/TheHotwireCl...
OH: "We’re not nerds, we’re intergalactic superstars"
January 26, 2026 at 1:53 PM
OH: "We’re not nerds, we’re intergalactic superstars"